Rudi V. Webster

Rudi Valentine Webster (born 10 June 1939) is a Barbadian cricketer, medical doctor, sports psychologist and diplomat. Webster managed the West Indian team that played World Series Cricket between 1977 and 1979. From the late 1970s to the mid-1980s he was a successful team motivator with the premiership teams Carlton and Richmond in the Victorian Football League.He later worked with international cricket teams as a sports psychologist. He has written two books on the subject: Winning Ways: In Search of Your Best Performance (1985) and Think Like a Champion (2013). He served as Barbados's Ambassador to the United States from 1991 to 1995. In March 2012, the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders appointed Webster as their mental skills coach for the fifth season of the IPL. They won the tournament.